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  • Know your fats. Saturated and trans fats are associated with heart disease. To avoid them, choose healthy, unsaturated fats such as olive or canola oil, avocados, nuts and seeds. Broil, boil, bake or roast your foods instead of frying them.
  • Eat less animal protein. Switch from meat to fish, soy products, beans and egg whites.
  • Choose your carbohydrates wisely. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grain products and legumes.
  • Reduce sodium. Use no more than 2,400 milligrams of sodium a day. Instead, flavor your food with herbs, spices, lemon or lime juice.
  • Enjoy healthy snacks. Select nutritious, between-meal snacks such as fresh fruit, unsalted snacks or baby carrots. Limit processed carbohydrates such as cookies and chips.

 

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MemorialCare Health System is a not-for-profit integrated delivery system that includes six top hospitals – Long Beach Memorial, Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, Community Hospital Long Beach, Orange Coast Memorial, and Saddleback Memorial Laguna Hills and San Clemente; medical groups – MemorialCare Medical Group and Memorial Prompt Care; an Independent Practice Association (IPA) – Greater Newport Physicians; MemorialCare HealthExpress retail clinics; and numerous outpatient health centers throughout the Southland. Our community-based hospitals are located in Southern California in both Los Angeles County and Orange County. Copyright © 1999 - 2013, Memorial Health Services. All rights reserved.